Great Australian Droving Stories: A Journey to the Heart of What it Means to Belong
by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0733322301
- ISBN 13
- 9780733322303
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About This Item
ABC Books, Sydney, 2007. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. the world of the Australian drover is almost forgotten. In this book we hear of the men (and women) who travelled vast distances along Australia's stock routes. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travelled around Australia gathering their stories. Before utes, planes and helicopters, mustering and droving were done by a group of men who, on horseback, would move thousands of head of cattle and sheep vast distances in the search for better grazing. It was an isolated and often difficult life, but one frequently filled with adventure and great humour. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled throughout Australia to make sure the voices and stories of these wry, tough men are not lost forever. In this collection of 60 adventures you will find out about the extraordinary lives on the road of the great Australian drover. 344 pages. Light tanning to pages. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Illustrated with colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australian; Australia; Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780733322303. Inventory No: 269102.. 9780733322303
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- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 269102
- Title
- Great Australian Droving Stories: A Journey to the Heart of What it Means to Belong
- Author
- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0733322301
- ISBN 13
- 9780733322303
- Publisher
- ABC Books
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Australian; Australia; Biography & Autobiography; Unbranded EAN: 9780733322303 Bill 'Swampy' Marsh Great Australian Droving Stories: A Journey to the Heart of What it Means to Belong
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.